macgillis & gibbs co./bell lumber & pole co.

440 5TH AVE NW

The MacGillis & Gibbs Co. and the Bell Lumber & Pole Co. are adjoining properties listed as one site on the National Priorities List (NPL) and located in Ramsey County, Minnesota. These companies are the owners/operators and the principal potentially responsible parties (PRPs) for the site. The site covers 68 acres in New Brighton. Both companies have operated wood treatment plants since the early 1920s, although MacGillis & Gibbs Co. is no longer in operation at the Site. Both plants used creosote and pentachlophenol (PCP) as a preservative. MacGillis & Gibbs Co. had been using chromated copper arsenate since 1970. Dioxin was also found onsite. Spills and drippage of these chemicals have contaminated site process areas, the low-lying disposal area of the site, and the groundwater beneath the site. There are more than 10,000 people living within one mile of the site. The closest residence is within several hundred feet. The city of New Brighton has redeveloped the majority of the site for commercial and light industrial use. Site Responsibility Federal fund lead long-term remedial action at this site ended September 30, 2012. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency currently operates, maintains and monitors the groundwater treatment system.

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